NEW: Four teens arrested after two-county car chase ends on I-95 in Boca

Four Palm Beach County teens have been arrested by Broward County sheriff’s deputies after a stolen car had authorities pursuing them between the two counties Monday.

The alleged driver, who is 17 years old, faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and grand theft of a motor vehicle. The Palm Beach Post is not naming the teen, who records show lives north of Palm Beach Gardens, because he has not been charged as an adult.

West Palm Beach residents Tatyana Saintima, 18, and 19-year-old Tre’lexia Leverette face charges of trespassing for being in the vehicle. And another juvenile, whose name and date of birth were redacted from the report, also faces a trespassing charge.

On Monday, Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies responded to a car that was allegedly involved in a robbery just before 4 p.m. in the Lake Worth area. The sheriff’s office said it followed the car with its helicopter as the vehicle headed south on Interstate 95.

Once the car made its way into Broward County, sheriff’s deputies there spotted it in Deerfield Beach. According to the arrest report, a deputy in full uniform was standing next to a marked sheriff’s vehicle at the entrance of a shopping mall. Which mall is unclear from the report.

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The silver four-door Hyundai Elantra — which was reported stolen Saturday in Palm Beach County, according to the report — drove directly at the deputy, authorities said.

The deputy moved out of the way, and the Hyundai drove onto a median and fled the scene onto northbound Interstate 95. Deputies said the car continued north, causing several accidents until it finally crashed just north of Yamato Road.

The three teens in the car other than the driver told authorities they did not know it was a stolen vehicle until investigators told them.

It’s unclear at this time if or when the teens will faces charges in Palm Beach County.

Saintima were previously arrested for grand theft in July, according to county records. Those charges were never filed.